朝秦暮楚

Chinese

		morning	surname; name of a dynasty	evening; dusk; sunset evening; dusk; sunset; (of time) late; closing	distinct; clear; orderly distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname
trad. (朝秦暮楚)		朝	秦	暮	楚
simp. ^#(朝秦暮楚)		朝	秦	暮	楚
alternative forms		暮楚朝秦
Literally: “in the morning, Qin; in the evening, Chu”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhāoqínmùchǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄠㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄔㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu¹ ceon⁴ mou⁶ co²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhāoqínmùchǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄠㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄔㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhaocínmùchǔ
  - Wade–Giles: chao¹-chʻin²-mu⁴-chʻu³
  - Yale: jāu-chín-mù-chǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jauchynmuhchuu
  - Palladius: чжаоциньмучу (čžaocinʹmuču)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ mu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ziu¹ ceon⁴ mou⁶ co²
  - Yale: jīu chèuhn mouh chó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dziu¹ tsoen⁴ mou⁶ tso²
  - Guangdong Romanization: jiu¹ cên⁴ mou⁶ co²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵn²¹ mou̯²² t͡sʰɔː³⁵/

Idiom

朝秦暮楚

(figurative) to be quick to switch sides

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (朝秦暮楚):

→ Korean: 조진모초(朝秦暮楚) (jojinmocho)

See also

朝三暮四 (zhāosānmùsì)

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